Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu repository components and what they mean

["Martin Visser" <martinvisser99@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nice work Jeff, this is probably the most clear and succinct
definition of the repo differences I have seen. Probably it should end
up on the Ubuntu wiki or even in the help file (though possibly with
some sanitising ;-)

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <quote who="Martin Barry">
>
>  > But anything worthy of going into ${ubuntu_release}-updates is surely
>  > worth putting straight into ${ubuntu_release} ? Or is it just me?
>
>  Post-release, that archive is never touched. It means that users get to
>  choose how much damage they're willing to accept:
>
>   * <release>: Don't touch it, I like consistency, even with my bugs.
>
>   * <release>-security: I'll accept patches to existing versions (and very
>    rare version upgrades if absolutely necessary) in the process of keeping
>    my system secure.
>
>   * <release-updates>: Okay, some bugs are worth fixing, and I trust you this
>    much (holds up two fingers like Maxwell Smart).
>
>   * <release-backports>: I have something akin to technology ADHD, needing
>    the latest of everything I can possibly get, but I'm a sooky little
>    wuss-fart because I can't handle running the development branch.
>
>   * <devel>: I can take it. Seriously. If you break my X, I shall become more
>    powerful than you could possibly imagine. I'll file and maybe even fix
>    the bugs and I'll do it even if power management is not so much 'managed'
>    as vomited all over the wall. Come get some.
>
>   * <debian>: We do the work so you don't have to.
>
>  - Jeff
>
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Regards, Martin

Martin Visser